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simian
[ sim-ee-uhn ]
noun
- any of the monkeys or apes, classified into two subdivisions, the platyrrhines (New World monkeys) and the catarrhines (Old World monkeys and apes, including humans). haplorhine.
- Disparaging and Offensive. (used as a slur against a member of a racial or ethnic minority group, especially a Black person.)
adjective
- of or relating to any of the monkeys or apes.
- characteristic of apes or monkeys:
long, simian fingers.
- Disparaging and Offensive. (used to describe a member of a racial or ethnic minority group, especially a Black person.)
simian
/ ˈsɪmɪən /
adjective
- of, relating to, or resembling a monkey or ape Also (rare)simiousˈsɪmɪəs
noun
- a monkey or ape
simian
/ sĭm′ē-ən /
Adjective
- Resembling or characteristic of apes or monkeys.
Noun
- An ape or monkey. Ther term simian is no longer used in scientific contexts.
- Compare prosimian
Sensitive Note
Other Words From
- sim·i·an·i·ty [sim-ee-, an, -i-tee], noun
- sub·sim·i·an adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of simian1
Example Sentences
He insults himself in the first minute of the movie, and from then on wears his humiliations like a Purple Heart pinned to his hairy, simian chest.
Athapol said people shouldn’t see monkeys as villians, saying that the authorities might have not been efficient enough in their work to control the simian population.
Waze, on the other hand, is a clear and present danger to every pedestrian, equestrian, simian and median on the planet.
The simian ones came from field recordings made as part of previous research.
Millions of years ago, a simian ancestor of humanity decided to climb a tree.
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